College. If you're a new freshman, or a well seasoned senior either way we've all learned these things one way or another, and the life lessons we learn out of class are almost more valuable than our lecture notes.
1. When you cross the street, you don't stop anymore
I'm gonna be real with you. People are either gonna stop your car, or they aren't. Ever since arriving on campus I notice myself constantly crossing the street with the mentality that a) I'll end up with free college if I get hit or b) I'll have a legitimate excuse to not turn in my 12-page paper the next day. It's a win-win situation if you think about it!
2. The freshman 15 is a hoax
The amount of walking you do mixed with the amount of free time you have to hit the gym makes the freshman 15 a very hard thing to achieve... unless you're drinking obscene amounts every day and eating pizzas nonstop on top of it.
3. The "Triangle of College" is 100% true
Essentially, there are three points on the triangle: social life, academic life, and sleep. To be completely successful in college, or to maintain a "healthy" lifestyle, you can only pick 2 of these points to be successful all the way. Often times students choose academics and their social life, which is (in my opinion) why college students are notorious for taking naps 24/7.
4. A night spent with close friends is almost ALWAYS more fun than with randoms at a frat party
Obviously, there are exceptions and there are some people who disagree. Plus your friends may be with you at the frat and by all means that may be the time of your life. In my experience, however, and with many people I have talked to, hanging out with friends, going on late night adventures, is generally more welcomed than being crammed into a sweaty space with ~way~ too loud music and weird people.
5. It only gets better as you go on
I mean this in the least cheesy way possible. The first week or two is amazing, no parents no rules, no responsibilities. Then school kicks in and suddenly you miss showering without shower shoes and home cooked meals and uncomfortable beds and walls so thin you can literally hear every conversation that takes place in the hallway.
But the longer you stick it out, something clicks. And suddenly the bed becomes more comfortable and the conversations become white noise and your campus becomes your home and your friends become your family. And it not only gets easier and easier to come back, but you get irritated and impatient waiting to return to campus.
